Green Gifts

Don't fret this season! Here are some gifts to please just about everybody.

Stocking Stuffers: Tasty Rare Breed Animal Cookies from non-profit Colonial Williamsburg fill an old-fashioned illustrated box with string handle (800/414-6291, www.williamsburgmarketplace.com). For cleaner smiles, Recycline toothbrushes (888/354-7296, www.recycline.com) are made of plastic recycled from Stonyfield Farm yogurt containers. For brightness, Philips Marathon Super Long Life Compact Fluorescent light bulbs last five years and use 75 percent less energy than standard incandescents (at Home Depot). To soothe winter-weary skin, toss in a Burt's Bees Milk & Honey body lotion, free of unhealthy chemicals and bottled in 90 percent post-consumer recycled plastic that can be recycled again (800/849-7112, www.burtsbees.com).

For the Stuffer of the Stockings: A plateful of chocolate chip, oatmeal and gingerbread cookies, baked from a refrigerated dough made with organic flour, sugar and eggs by Maury Rubin of City Bakery (in natural-foods stores).

For Kids: A monthly reminder of your environmental friendship comes in the form of Ranger Rick, the National Wildlife Federation's popular kid-centric nature magazine (800/611-1599, www.nwf.org/rangerrick). For nature-theme toys, inspect Insect Lore's Root-Vue Farm, which gives children a worm's-eye view of root growth and seeds sprouting; or Butterfly Pavilion, in which they can witness up close the transformation of caterpillars into winged beauties to be released in flower gardens (800/LIVEBUG, www.insectlore.com).

For Dog Lovers: Tails wag when Planet Dog's Eco-Buddy and Eco-Bone show up under the tree. These squeaky, fleece chew toys are made with recycled plastic (800/381-1516, www.planetdog.com).

For Nesters: Add soothing color and warmth underfoot with Crispina's cushy Pot Holder Rugs created from recycled wool sweaters (800/824-1143, www. crispina.com). Provide a renewable beacon with Real Goods' solar-powered flashlights (some models have built-in AM/FM radios; 800/762-7325, www. realgoods.com). For the table, give Green Glass USA's elegant, curvaceous drinking glasses made from discarded wine and beer bottles (715/355-1897, www.greenglass.com). Bestow a bottle of Rain Vodka, an ultra-smooth spirit made with organically grown grain and sold in a chic frosted-glass sealed bottle (504/831-9450, www.rainvodka.com). For java junkies, wrap up a French coffee press, a streamlined kitchen workhorse that doesn't require throwaway filters (at housewares stores, or from Crate & Barrel, 800/967-6696, www.crateandbarrel.com). Include some shade-grown, organic coffee (see "Coffee: The Grounds for Organic" for more information, and Organic Foods: Internet and Mail-Order Resources" for sellers). A chubby canister of Ah!Laska's organic cocoa mix comes complete with a ceramic mug and marshmallows (at natural-foods stores). New: a certified fair-trade cocoa mix, shade-grown without pesticides, from Equal Exchange (www.equalexchange.com).

For Resters: Let a loved one kick back in a porch rocker made from EnviroWood, a great-looking synthetic lumber produced from recycled plastic bottles and containers (888/422-3337, www.mastergardening. com).

For Thank-You Notes that Spare Trees: Calavaria's flora-and-fauna design journals and note cards are made from 90-percent post-consumer waste and 10-percent hemp (503/525-0717).